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W. FINN Garriage-Prdp.

Patented Aug. 20, 1867.

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WILL IAM FINN, 01* PO UGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK. Letters Patent No. 67,968,dated August 20, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARRIAGE-PROP.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FINN, of Pougbkcepsie, in the county ofDutchess, and State of New York, have invented a new and improvedCarriage-Prop; and I do. hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in w-hiehFigure 1 is a plan or top view partly in section of my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken on the line a:x, fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical crosssection of the same, taken on the line 3 y,fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new mapner of attaching the standard of acarriage-prop to the side of the bow, and also to a device forpreventing the nut, by which the joint-bars are held on the standard,from being turned and lost by the motion of the said joint-bars and bythe rattling of the wagon. The standard is provided with a wedge-shapeddove-tail tenon, which fits into a corresponding groove that is providedin a plate which is firmly secured to the how. The edges of the leathercovering can be clamped by this tenon in the groove. Between the nut andthe outer joint-bar is interposed a washer, which fits around a squareor polygonal part of the standard, thereby preventing the motion ofthejoiut-bar from affecting the position of the nut.

A represents a portion of the bow of a carriage; B is a metal plate,which is secured to the how by means of screws a a. A circularprojecting portion, b, is formed on the plate B, and in it is formed adove-tail wedgeshaped groove or recess, 0. G is the standard, which ismade with a broad base, as shown 'in fig. 1. To its inner end is secureda dove-tail wedge-shaped tenon, cl, which fits into the groove 0, and bywhich tl r e standard can be easily secured to the how. The tenon may bemade a little longer than the groove c, so that a screw, :1, may bepassed through the same into the bow, as shown in figs. 2 and 3. Theleather covering may be laid over'the plate B, and clamped by the tenond, as indicated in fig. -1. D D are the joint-bars, which are fittedaround the cylindrical portion f of the standard, so as to turn freelythereon. g is a washer, having a square or polygonal hole, and fittingaround a corresponding part of the standard, as shown in figs: and 2. itis the nut by which the washer and joint-arms are secured to thestandards. The washer is interposed between the nut and'the outermostjoint-arm.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The standard C,When provided with a dove-tailed wedge-shaped tenon, 01, in combinationwith the plate 13, which has a wedge-shape l dove-tailed groove, 0, in acircular projection, b, as set forth.

WILLIAM FINN.

Witnesses:

G. MURPHY, GILBERT EMIGIL

